Education Catalog

CFX 100 is the first in this 3-part educational series designed to build IPC-CFX expertise. These short, engaging courses provide a comprehensive overview of CFX and machine communication as well as the base requirements for you and your company to get started with CFX. By the end of the series, you will be ready to start sending IPC-CFX messages.

This introductory module provides an overview of CFX and addresses some fundamental questions, including: What exactly is CFX? Who benefits from CFX? and What challenges does CFX address?

In this course, participants will learn how to identify and determine the value of the most common electronic components used in PCB assembly, as well as how to use component markings and assembly documentation to ensure their correct orientation and placement.

本课程向学员介绍电子制造中最常见的安全实践和工作场所危害。完成本课程后，学员将能够使用旨在确保您和您的同事在制造工厂内安全的关键工具、材料和流程。

能够运用关键工具、材料和工艺流程设计来预防和控制生产场所内的 ESD 影 响。

本课程向参与者介绍 FOD 的成因及在组装车间处理、储存或运输物品时减轻 FOD 影响您可以采 取的步骤。

IPC E-Textiles Exchange is a free and open online community for the e-textiles industry to learn, collaborate, and engage. Each month, IPC will post new video presentations and Deeper Dive discussions with subject matter experts from around the world. The community also includes a discussion board for members to interact with others in the IPC E-Textiles Exchange community.

Engineers make decisions every day that impact manufacturing. Make sure it's a positive impact by introducing the key concepts, tools, materials, and processes critical for engineers to succeed in electronics assembly.

This course introduces the key concepts, tools, materials, and processes that operators need to know to do their best work. Participants can complete the core set of modules to receive their certificate of qualification, then select among nine voluntary modules for process-specific training.

Help your team enhance product reliability, reduce rework and scrap, and ensure customer satisfaction. This comprehensive overview of process control methodology will empower technicians and engineers to utilize the IPC-A-610 Standard and its associated Handbook to consistently meet acceptance criteria throughout the assembly process.

A comprehensive overview of process control methodology including how to utilize the IPC-J-STD-001 Standard and its associated Handbook to consistently conform to acceptance criteria throughout the assembly process.

This course introduces participants to the causes of ESD and the steps you can take to mitigate its effects when handling, storing or transporting ESD-sensitive components in a manufacturing facility. These preventive measures and their application are based on ANSI/ESD S20.20 and other relevant standards.

This course introduces participants to the causes of Foreign Object Debris (FOD) and the steps you can take to mitigate its effects when handling, storing, or transporting items in a manufacturing facility. After completing this course, you will be able to employ the key tools, materials, and processes designed to prevent and control the effects of FOD within a manufacturing facility.

This two to four-hour course facilitates mastery of the key concepts required for successful printed circuit board troubleshooting and defect analysis.

This Inspection of Electronic Assemblies: Introduction course trains participants to perform "incoming inspection" using the essential tools, materials, and processes that deliver consistent quality products. Completion of this course delivers a professional level of proficiency in acceptability standards, inspection methods and tools, documentation, and component characteristics. 

This series of ten micro-modules introduce some of the key concepts required to optimize the design of printed circuit boards for manufacture. If you'd like to learn more after completing the series, consider consider taking the IPC Design for Manufacturability course.

This course provides a practical introduction to the terms, concepts, and acceptability criteria of the IPC-A-610 standard as they apply to the role of the operator.

This course provides a practical introduction to the terms, concepts, and acceptability requirements of the IPC J-STD-001 standard as they apply to the role of the operator.

Onboarding manufacturing engineers new to the electronics industry can be a daunting task. What if you had a self-paced course that provides a comprehensive overview of the roles and responsibilities of manufacturing engineers in our industry? IPC worked with industry subject-matter experts and instructional designers to create an introductory course that takes approximately 3-1/2 hours to complete. In addition to understanding the role, participant…

A comprehensive overview of the stencil printing process for a manufacturing engineer. Participants will learn how to select and store solder pastes & adhesives. They will also learn how to create and maintain stencils, the function of the stencil printer, as well as how to set up the stencil printer for a new product introduction, or NPI, run.

This course provides a comprehensive overview of the surface mount assembly process including information on component considerations, selecting and setting up pick and place machines, and the reflow process. Participants can take this content-specific course to learn more about the role of manufacturing engineers regardless of company size and industry sector.

This course provides a comprehensive overview of component preparation, tool selection, manual component insertion, and automated component insertion in electronics assembly with through-hole components. Participants can take this content-specific course to learn more about the role of manufacturing engineers regardless of company size and industry sector.  

In the competitive printed circuit board fabrication industry, high reliability and high yields are crucial for profitability. That's why process and manufacturing engineers involved in fabrication, assembly, and procurement need to have the necessary knowledge and skills to produce and evaluate top-quality printed circuit boards. This includes understanding materials, chemical processes, equipment parameters, and their impact on board quality. After completing this c…

Master the essentials of PCB Fabrication for Operators with a course that guides you step-by-step through each phase of the process. You’ll gain practical, in-depth knowledge about everything from inner-layer fabrication and lamination to solder mask application, surface finishes, and final testing

This course is ideal for operators, technicians, supervisory personnel and other staff members that must consistently and effectively employ the key tools, materials, and processes designed to keep workers safe within a manufacturing facility.

Learn how to create industry acceptable solder joints for through-hole and surface mount chip and gull wing components. This innovative multimedia course capitalizes on the power of the hear-see-do methodology to equip students with actionable techniques and best practices they can immediately apply on the job. Students will learn key concepts, tools, and techniques, then use the accompanying practice and project boards, available here, to practice and demon…

Learn how to mitigate the health and safety risks associated with soldering. The course covers various topics, including the hazards related to soldering tools and materials, implementing effective safety measures, and maintaining a safe soldering environment.

This course provides a practical introduction to the terms, concepts, and acceptability criteria of the IPC/WHMA-A-620 standard as they apply to the role of the operator.

Learn a specific set of knowledge and skills that every operator needs to build quality wires and cable harnesses all contained in as little as 16 hours of training.